For corruption
So former heads of state can be prosecuted? And found guilty? And sentenced to prison? Whaddya know.
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption. He was convicted of trying to bribe a judge in 2014 – after he had left office – by suggesting he could secure a prestigious job for him in return for information about a separate case.
Sarkozy, 66, is the first former French president to get a custodial sentence.
His lawyer says he will appeal. Sarkozy will remain free during that process which could take years.
Or not. Anyway we all know of a pasty white guy with a fake goldy combover who’s sweating bullets today.
Maybe. But only if the story was written in large print, on a single page, repeatedly used Trump’s name, and featured a big photo of him at the top.
Otherwise, someone would have to have told him, and even though he’s no longer in the White House, I can’t imagine he’s any less unpleasant a recipient of bad news than when he occupied the Oval Office. Especially bad news that has to be explained to him because it’s not immediately, obviously relevant to him. “Nicolas what? Sarkozy who?”